Cabinet



(No Model.)

J. LONGENEOKER.

CABINET.

Patented Nov. 9, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

' J OHN' LONGEN EOKER, OF PIKEVILLE, OHIO.

CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 352,249, dated November9, 1886.

Application filed May 17, 1886.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J oHN LONGENEOKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pikeville, in the county of Darke and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Oabinets,of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cabinets; and it consists of thepeculiar and novel construction and combination of parts, substantiallyas hereinafter full y set forth, and particularly pointed out in theclaims.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved cabinet which isespecial'lyadapted,

easily and readily removed from the inclosingcase thereof, and which canalso be tilted forward for a certain predetermined distance withoutdanger of being detached or falling forward of the case,and thusspilling or emp tying its contents.

In the accompany ing drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved cabinet or bin, showingit tilted forward of the inclosingcasethereof. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view with the bininclosed within the'case provided therefor. Fig. 3 is a detachedperspective view of the bin removed from the case and showing the falsebottom thereto. Fig. 4 is a detail view in elevation of a portion of theinclosing-case, with the receptacle or bin and its false bottom removedto show details of construction of said case.

Referring to the drawings, in which likeletters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the figures, A designates the inclosingcaseof my improved cabinet, and B the tilting bin or receptacle thereof.

The case A comprises the two parallel side Walls a, the rear or backwall a, the top or cover a, the transverse strips or battensa arrangedat the lower edges of the side walls and parallel therewith, and on theinner side of the case, the connecting-bar a, intermediate of the twoside walls a, and resting on, the

Serial No. 202,466. (No model.)

I front ends of the strips or battens a and arranged at'the front oftheca'se, and the vertical strips a which are secured to the front edgesof the side walls, all of which are suitably secured together in anypreferable manner.

The inclosing-case is provided with short legs or standards 0, toelevateand support the bottom thereof out of contact with the floor orother place, and to the connecting-bar a, at the front of the case, aresecured triangular blocks D, that are arranged at each side of the case,and which rest against the bar a and the vertical strips c at the frontof the case, the rear lower ends of the said triangular blocks pro- Ijecting beyond the rear edges of the connecting-bar a.

The tilting bin or receptacle B comprises the two parallel side wallsI), the rear or back wall b, the front wall, 11 and the bottom b all ofwhich arerigidly secured together. The upper edges of the side walls I)are curved rearwardly and downwardly, as shown in Figs.

2 and 3, and these edges are adapted to abut against the edges of thecase A,"to limit the forward tilting movement'of the receptacle andprevent the latter from becoming accidentally displaced from the case.The lower edge of the front wall, 22, and the bottom 12 are connected byan inclined wall, 6, that is arranged at an acute angle to the saidfront and bottom of the case, and at the angle or line where the.inclined wall 6 joins the bot-tom b of the receptacle the latter ishinged directly to the front edges of a false bottom, E, as clearlyshown at f in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, and this bottom is of thesame shape and size as the bottom I) of the receptacle, and is permanently attached thereto and carried thereby when it is removed fromthe inclosing-case.

When the receptacle or bin is fitted or adjusted for use in theinclosing-case, the false bottom rests on the ledges or battens a at thesides of the case and against the edges of the rear wall and theconnectingbar a thereof, andthereceptacle or bin proper fits snuglywithin the case and lies wholly within the same, the front wall, I)", ofthe receptacle lying in the same vertical plane as the vertical strips aand flush therewith, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

When the receptacle or bin is tilted forward ICO beyond theinclosing-case to remove the contents thereof and to renew the same, theedges of the side walls b thereof come in contact with the edges of thecase, and thus limit the further movement of thetilting bin. Byhingingthe receptacle or bin at the edges or line where the bottom and inclinedwall 6 join or come together to the false bottom E the receptacle iseccentrically supported, or, in other words, the point ofpivot-connection thereof with the false bottom is arranged out of thevertical axis of the receptacle, and the curved upper edges of the binare arranged eccentrically with the hinge or pivot thereof, as will beeryreadily understood by reference to Fig. 2.

In small bins the false bottom is rigidly secured in place in theinclosing-ease by means of screws or nails that are driven or insertedthrough the ease and into the edges of the said bottom; but when thecase is made to contain a large quantity of material these fasteningdevices for the false bottom are omitted or dispensed with.

To remove the receptacle or bin from the inclosing-case, it is tiltedforward until the upper edge of the inclined wall e touches theconnecting-bar a, and the curved upper edges of the side walls of thereceptacle will then clear the edges of the case, and thereceptaele canthen be easily withdrawn from the case,and carries with it the falsebottom, which is hinged thereto and carried thereby, as hereinbeforeclearly described.

To replace the receptacle or bin in the case, the bin is turned to aninclined position, and the false bottom first fitted in the case to reston the cleats a and flush with the upper edges of the connecting-bar a,after which the bin is turned to a vertical position.

It will be observed that by providing the removable receptacle with thehinged false bottom the receptacle can be securely held in the case bymeans of screws or other suitable fastening devices, which enter thefalse bottom, and thus leave the bin free to move or tilt in and out,and by removing the screws or fastening devices the receptacle or bincan be easily removed from the inclosing-case.

I am aware that it is not new to provide a file-cabinet consisting of aninclosing-ease divided into aseries of compartments, in each of which isfitted a sliding drawer, and to the bottom of this drawer is hinged afile, so that when the drawer is withdrawn from its compartment thefront end of the file can drop down to permit free access to thecontents of the same, intermediatepivoted links being connected to therear end of the file and drawer, to limit the downward movement of thetile.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a cabinet, the combination of an illclosing-case having thebattens a and the conneeting-bar a at the sides and front thereof, andthe tilting removable receptacle or bin eccentrically hinged to a falsebottom, which is permanently attached thereto and carried thereby, thesaid bottom resting on the battens a and against the edges ofconnecting-bar and the rear wall of the inclosing-case, substantially asdescribed, for the purpose set forth.

2. In a cabinet, the combination of the inclosing-case having thetransverse cleats a at the sides and the connecting bar a at the frontthereof, the triangular blocks D, secured to the front of the case andat the sides of the connecting-bar, the tilting receptacle or binremovably fitted in the case and having the side walls provided with thecurved upper edges,

and the inclined wall e, arranged at an acute angle with the front andbottom of the case and the false bottom permanently hinged to the caseat its front edge, and where the inclined wall 0 joins the bottom, allarranged and com bined substantially as described, for the purpose setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN LONGENECKER.

Vitnesses:

J OHN H. BEUND, M. L. SHAFER.

